If you're like me, you'll often find yourself just free running around the game's gigantic cities for the hell of it, with no particular goal in mind. (riddlethos.com)
In the eighty years or so after 1780 the population of Britain nearly tripled, the towns of Liverpool and Manchester became gigantic cities, the average income of the population more than doubled, the share of farming fell from just under half to just under one - fifth of the nation's output, and the making of textiles and iron moved into the steam - driven factories. (educationmattersmag.com.au)
Like the original, the game's gigantic city environments not only provide fantastic platforming opportunities, but they maintain a consistent level of realism, which is quite impressive indeed; especially since they're much larger this time around. (riddlethos.com)